Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
ness. but I shall 20 back NOW knowing

how one ought to be run"
"Staunton has received double bless
ing by the presence of this convention"
81 have been shown the folly of old AS
ISOLATION plans and the absolute certainty
of new Ones"
Rev. DIR. McBryde spoke earnest words
of the benefits of the work done by the
convention.
Mr. Harding of Washington City lot
the International Committee), said he had
seen many conventions but never before
one in which so many strictly young
. men were present.
Maj. Jed Hotchkis had stood before
many public assemblies of men, but had
never been more impressed than by this
convention. If it had done nothing more
than to show it's Workers. Training Glass,
Stanton would have been incalculably
benefited.
H. M. McIlhany spoke earnest words in
praise of the work of the body
Alex. F. Robertson had attended the In
| ternational Convention. at Cleveland,
| Ohio, but had been even more interested
| in this one.
President H. D. Peck, said Stanton
had hesltated about getting the Conven-
ton here, but all now thought it would
have been great misfortune if it had not
come.
| During the evening, State Secretary Will
liams of Georgia, sang very effectively the
, touching hymn, "a mothers goodbye"
| CLOSING SCENES.
Just before adjournment the delegates
| left their seats and clasped hands ia line
which reached from the pulpit on each
/ side up the aisles. The hymn 'sBlest be
the tie tiat binds" was then sung, and
after the benediction by Rev. DR.. Nc
Bryde, the immense crowd moved out.
GOOD BYE.
On Monday morning large number of
citizens accompanied the delegates to the
depot and others gathered there to see them
off. AS the train was about moving away a
band of the delegates gathered on the plat
form of the rear car and, removing their
hats, sang ''Shall we gather at the River, -
while the Staunt0n Association stood on
the platform waving farewells with hats
and handkerchiefs.
The Georgia Williams as he was famil-
to Luray with the delegates from that
| town to put in some of his remarkab BILE
work for the Association there He won
upon the people here so much that before
| he left some of his friends presented him
with purse of 500. We have since learned
that at Luray he addressed meeting OF
the citizens which responded by subscribe
ing 49, 500 to an Association building.
| THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
| The following State Executive Commit
tee was elected for the ensuing year:
| J. D. Crump, Joseph Bryan, Charles K.
| Willis, Charles Lorraine, Ell. M. Clarke,
A. Fl. Christian, Jr., James Caskie, Of
/ Richmond; ]. P. Pettyjohn. j. Gordon
Payne, G. A. Licklider, OF Lynchburg;
S. B. Woods, of Charlottesville; H. M.
| McIlhany, of Staunton; L. l.. Marks, of
Petersburg; W. A. Irwin, of Norfolk: r.
| L. Terry. of Roanoke; Rev. r. j. McBryde,
| D. D., Of Lexington; and q. M. otires,
| University of Virginia.
RESOLUTION OF RESPECT.
Mr.. W. A. Price, of Richmond, offered
a resolution appointing a committee to
| prepare a suitable memorial to VIM.
Preston Munford, of Richmond, who died
! a few days ago, which WIS adopted. Col.
! Munford was prominent Y. M. g. A.
worker and earnest in all CHRISTIAN work.
He presided over the Y. II. q. A. State
Convention held in Staunton in 1875.
LIST OF DELEGATES PRESENT AT THE
CONVENTION.
| Alexandria, 2-J G. Smoot, r. A. Bow
| man.
Charlottesville, 13.-Samuel B. Woods, A.
D. Smith, Jr., Frank Waddell, VIM. Ell. Wood,
M. G. Thomas, John Il. Anderson, J. McLain
Brown, Sec'y, Vincent Purley, Jos. A. Peck.
T. K. Wills, Capt Lee Stone, Capt. R. w.
Harler, VIM. H. Greever.
Clifton Forge, 1.-Rev. E. M. McCorkle.
Culpeper 2.-H. l.. Gilkeson, s. w. Cole.
| Emory and Henry College, 2.-Rev. J. s..
Bourne, Walter Spence.
Greenville, e.-Rev. w. Y. Abrahams, W.
G. Abney. G. W. Fitch, L. S. Burwell, j.
W. Churchman, Geo. A. Shields
Gordonsville, Rev. Arch A. Little.
Hampden-sidney College, 2.-G. G. Sydnor,
r. E. Moore.
Marion, 1.-Geo. P. Luthur.
Luray, 1O-J. E. Shenk, T. E. Swarts, M.
NJ Hit, j. H. Curray, J. R. Broyles, Fl. O.
| II a.
II. Mise, G. H. Rowzee.
Lynchburg, 8.-P. J. Pettyjohn, Thos. A.
Johnson Frank G. johnson, r. G. Anspaugh,
T. Yates, E. F. Shelley, Charles Nowlin,
c. A. Licklider, Secy.
Randolph Macon College, &c F. Sheriff.,
Frank Talbot.
Lexington, CT. T. Glasgow, S. O. Camp
bell, B. B. Semmes, Fl. F. Redfeld, Gen. F
FL. Smith, E. L. Darst.
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Oh. F. Smith
E. T. Dadmun, Secy, J. M. Reynolds, R. E
Turner, L. G. Blick, A. G. Carnage.
Petersburg, Capt. L. L. Marks, G. d
Tinsley, W. E.Deaton, E. A. Hartly, Hugh
Cousins, Porter Hardy, r. P. Sledd.
Richmond, 11.--Jas. D. Crump, J. Taylor
Ellyson, S. E. Bishop, r. M. Smith, Osca
Swineford, W. A. Price, E. Pendleton Jones
H. E. Grosh, Geo. S. CIR enshaw, H. M Clarke
Gen'l Sec'y, H. o. Williams, State sec'y
G. & o. Branch, 3.-M. Dickie, E. F. Rust
L. McCook.
R. & D. R. R. Branch, FL. A. Atkinson
W. j. McAllister.
Va Agricultural and Mechanical College
2-W. A. Murrill, A. E. F. Price,
Roanoke City, Ar. B. Coon, E. Fl. Kohn
| ! W. H. Thomas, D. S. Meadows.
Roanoke College, &C. Armand Miller